Combined post and brace



(No Model.)

B. E. MURRY; COMBINED POST AND BRAGE. No. 593,774. Patented Nov: 16,1897

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERVIN E. MURRY, OF LITERBERRY, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED POST AND BRACE.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,774, dated November16, 1897.

I Application fi August 5, 1897. Serial No. 647,223- (N'o model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERVIN E. MURRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Literberry, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Post andBrace; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art 'to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in theconstruction and arrangement of parts deemed necessary to produce areliable and efficient fence-post and brace therefor, the object beingto provide a combined fence-post and brace therefor which may be cheaplymanufactured and placed in its operative position on the line of fence.

While my improved fence-post will be especially desirable for use uponthe end of a line of fence or upon the corner of a field, yet it will befound desirable for use in intermediate positions, the prime objectbeing to produce a combined fence-post and brace at a minimum cost whichwill prove of great permanency.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of mycombined fencepost and brace therefor in a complete position ready foruse. view showing a modified construction for the brace. Fig. 3 is aside view of Fig. 1 applied to use, the lower end being anchored in theearth. Fig; 4 is a horizontal section of Fig.

1. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of part of Fig. 1, showing the bracespartly in section and also showing a'modified construction for the mainor upright post.

For convenience in referring to the several details involved figureswill be employed.

My invention consists in the use of angleplates. properly located andunited, said parts being used to the best advantage and thus providing apost of great strength.

In carrying out my invention I form the main post 1 by bending a stripof heavy'sheetsteel or other preferred material, providing the main orcentral section 2 and the parallel sections 3 and 4, said side parallelsections 3 and 4 being bent at right angles at their lower ends toprovide the anchoring sections 5,

Fig. 2 is a perspective while the middle section 2 is also bent at rightangles to its upright portion, providing the anchoring-section 6, all ofsaid sections being designed to rest upon and be permanently secured tothe base-plate 7 by suitable rivets 8 or other preferred means. Near themiddle part of the post thus provided I secure the lower end of theintermediate brace 9 bya locking-rivet 10 or other suitable means, whilethe upper end of said brace is attached by means of the rivet 11 to theinclined upper brace 12, attached to the upper end of the upright postbybeing entered between the upper sections 3 and 4 and there secured bythe rivet 13, the lower end of the upper brace extending downward in thesame plane with the surface-line or slightly below the same,

if desired, where it terminates in the enlarged section 14, designed torest upon an anchored stone or post 15, as shown in Fig. 3.

To the lower end of the upper brace 12,

near the enlarged section 14, I attach the upper end of the lower brace16, as by rivet 17, the lower end of said brace being secured to thelower end of the main post between the parallel sections 3 and 4 by thelocking rivet or bolt 18, as shown in Figsl and 2.

It will be seen by reference to Figs. 4 and 5 that the reinforcing orbrace sections 9, 12, and 16 are substantially U-shaped in crosssection,thus enabling great strength to be provided for these parts consistentwith a minimum amount of material.

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated the base-section 7 as beingintegrallyformed with the modified brace-section 19, the point of unionof said section withthe upper brace 20 being simplito which said endsare properly secured in a permanent manner.

The upright or main post shown in Fig. 2v

In Fig. 5 I have shown a means for reinforcing the free edges oftheparallel sections 3 and 4, consisting of the transversely-disposedlocking-tongues 23, springing integrally first from one side or theother and extending to and slightly beyond the opposite parallelsection, where the free end 24 thereof is bent at right angles againstsaid section, thus insuring that said parts will be held in an adjustedposition and thus prevent spreading thereof.

It will be understood that my improved combined fence-post and brace maybe formed of any material deemed most suitable for the purpose and alsothat any slight modifications of or departures from the constructionillustrated may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention, and I do not, therefore, wish to be confined strictly to theexact showing I have made.

The use of my improved combined fencepost and brace maybe stated to beas follows: A suitable excavation is made to receive the base-plate andthe inclined lower brace 16, thus permitting the upright section to beproperly anchored in the soil to such an extent that the surface-linethereof will be substantially in the same plane occupied by the lowerend of the brace 9 and the section 14 or 21, the latter section beingproperly bolted or otherwise secured to an anchoring stone or postprovided in the soil at this point. After the post has thus been placedin position it will be found practically impossible to dislodge it bythe strain of the fence-wires, as the anchoring-base 7 will tend toreliably hold the same against all movement.

It will be further understood that the upright section or main post 1 isto be provided with a series of apertures 25 throughout the entiresection thereof, extending above the lower end of the intermediate brace9, the purpose of said apertures being to provide convenient means forattaching the wires forming the fence.

hen my combined post and brace are used upon a line of fence, the bracemay, if found to stand in the way of the wires, be also provided with aseries of apertures(not shown) corresponding in position with theapertures 25 formed in the post, though it is thought that for allpractical purposes the brace will be found efiiciently reliable in theperformance of its office if the wires are allowed to pass to one sidethereof, thus obviating the necessity of providing any perforationstherein to accommodate said wires.

Believing that the details of construction, advantages, and the use ofmy improved combined post and brace will be made fully apparent from theforegoing specification, considered in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, further reference thereto will be dispensed with.

Having thusfully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described combined post and brace therefor, consisting ofthe upright sections formed by bending a piece of sheet metal to providethe central section 2 and the parallel sections 3 and 4; an upper andlower brace formed substantially as described and so connected to saidupright section and each other that a triangular outline is provided; abase-plate permanently attached to the upright section by means of theright-angled bends provided on the lower end thereof; an intermediatebrace-section conneetin g the upper brace with the central section ofthe post, and an enlarged section integrally formed with the upperbrace-section, all operatively combined in the manner and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The herein-described combined post and brace, consisting of theupright section and braces therefor, in combination with a baseplatesecured to the upright section in the manner specified, and free edgesformed upon said upright section provided at intervals with extensionsdesigned to reach across to the opposite edge and be secured thereto,substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

3. The herein-described combined fencepost and brace consisting of theupright section; an upper and lower brace-section connected to said postand to each other; an intermediate brace-section connected to the postand the upper brace-section, and overlapping sections secured to thefree edges of the upright sections and extending into ongagement withthe edge of the opposite parallel section, substantially as specifiedand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERVIN E. MURRY.

